Chapter 19 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Who’s that that rings the bell? Diablos, ho! The town will rise. Othello, Act II. Scene III.
Chapter 19 of The Fair Maid of Perth is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Othello, Act II.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Who’s that that rings the bell?”
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
From this reading “Othello, Act II.”
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading “Who’s that that rings the bell?”
move upward
From this reading “The town will rise.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “Scene III.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “The town will rise.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Othello, Act II.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Who’s that that rings the bell?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Diablos, ho!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Diablos, ho!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Othello, Act II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Scene III.
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
From this reading Othello, Act II.
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Who’s that that rings the bell?
move upward
From this reading The town will rise.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Scene III.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who’s that that rings the bell?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who’s that that rings the bell?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The town will rise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who’s that that rings the bell?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The town will rise.
Chapter 19 of The Fair Maid of Perth by Walter Scott holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 19 holds 272 sentences of The Fair Maid of Perth, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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